Microsoft Device Validation Engineer II 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

260929412

We're seeking a talented Software Engineer II to analyse, debug, design and implement effective and scalable solutions that improve product quality and reliability.

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ year(s) software industry experience
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years software industry experience
  • OR equivalent experience or capabilities.
• 4+ years experience as a Software Development Engineer, or Test or Validation Engineer, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience developing and/or testing products across multiple release cycles in related fields.
• 4+ years of experience programming or validating using applications or tools developed in C, C++, C#, PowerShell, Python, Visual Basic, Javascript, or similar languages.
• Professional experience in the development and/or validation of personal computing devices, tables, mobile phones, or other mobile computer devices or accessories, gaming systems, or servers.
• Experience with developing and executing software testing methodologies, strategies, procedures, tools and metrics.

Other Requirements

Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements that are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing, debugging, and/or validating one or more of the following on Windows operating system:  kernel mode device drivers, firmware, UEFI
• Experience with sustaining or servicing products after launch
• Experience leading or managing external partner or services companies
• Experience with debugging kernel mode drivers or firmware
• Experience in gathering and analyzing telemetry data to improve software reliability or performance

• Debugging software issues, developing fixes and adding new features to existing Surface products.
• Development activities include integration and configuration management as well as designing and implementing effective solutions to improve product quality and customer satisfaction.
• An understanding of real-time, embedded firmware and strong troubleshooting and debugging skills are critical to help isolate and fix problems quickly.
• You should be able work well in a collaborative environment with peers across the company.